Molecular Science
Terrestrial and Atmospheric Systems |
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Our faculty and students study Terrestrial and Atmospheric Systems from a variety of perspectives. Within our program, research includes the quantification and characterization of a variety of contaminants in the atmosphere, biota, and other environmental milieu. Knowledge of the distribution among the different physical and chemical forms of an element is essential for predicting the element's mobility, bioavailability, and toxicity and for assessing their environmental impacts. Research in our program couples analytical chemistry with biogeochemistry, allowing us to model the fate of a variety of elements including toxic elements such as mercury, and non-toxic elements such as nitrogen. Research also includes ecotoxicology. Researchers in our program are studying the impacts of contaminants on soil biota, including plants, animals, and microbes. We are using a variety of techniques including whole organism physiological (growth, reproduction, respiration) and behavioral (avoidance) responses to assess impacts of toxicants. We are also using molecular approaches to assess microbial community structure and function of microbes in soils, biofilms, and other complex environmental samples. Courtesy of Dr. A. Laursen |
  Courtesy of Dr. A. Laursen  Courtesy of Dr. L. McCarthy |
Faculty
| Name | Topics |
| Vadim Bostan vbostan@ryerson.ca My Website |
Environmental biology, aquatic ecotoxicology and geochemistry |
Lesley Campbell |
The consequences of climate for plant evolution |
| Kim Gilbride gilbride@ryerson.ca My Website |
Microbial ecology, nutrient cycling in microbial population |
| Martina Hausner martina.hausner@ryerson.ca My Website |
Biofilm formation, composition and function |
| Darrick V. Heyd dheyd@gwemail.ryerson.ca My Website |
Metal speciation in soils and sediments, organic pollutants in soils |
| Andrew Laursen alaursen@ryerson.ca My Website |
Ecosystem ecology, biogeochemisty, limnology |
| Julia Lu julialu@ryerson.ca My Website |
Environmental studies, chemical pollutants, metal speciation in environmental samples, and pollutants in the Arctic |
| Lynda McCarthy l3mccart@ryerson.ca My Website |
Environmental biology and environmental biotechnology, aquatic ecotoxicology, assessment of pollution and remediation |
| Gideon Wolfaardt gwolfaar@ryerson.ca My Website |
Impact of microbial activity on geochemical reactions in the mining environment |
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